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SelectX and MML Solutions Announce Merger

SelectX and MML Solutions Announce Merger

We are delighted to announce that SelectX has formally merged with its long-standing technology partner, MML Solutions. This merger represents the natural evolution of a highly successful collaboration and provides…
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Peter Maynard

Peter Maynard

From the beginning of 2025 and after many years, Peter Maynard, one of the founders of SelectX, has decided to retire from the day-to-day running of the company. While we’ll…
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The perils of AI hype

The perils of AI hype

Gary Bundock and Graham Spark (MD of MML Solutions, which provides the platform for SelectX's RiskApps underwriting manual) offer some considered views on a controversial subject.  The rise of artificial…
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Hank George FALU, CLU, FLMI 9 July 1946-10 January 2024

Hank George FALU, CLU, FLMI 9 July 1946-10 January 2024

It is with regret that we bring you the news that Hank George died peacefully on 10 January, aged 77. He had been in declining health for some time although,…
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Claims engines – is Cinderella finally going to the ball?

Claims engines – is Cinderella finally going to the ball?

Decision engines have been used for underwriting life business for close on 40 years now. They have evolved from simple engines processing predominantly ‘clean’ cases into systems capable of assessing…
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The right to be ‘forgotten’

The right to be ‘forgotten’

What is the right to be forgotten (RTBF)? According to Insurance Europe, “A RTBF requires insurance to be offered without considering all relevant risk factors.” In recent years there has…
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Meeting the Prime Minister

Meeting the Prime Minister

… not in the course of business but in Peter Maynard’s life outside SelectX as a train driver. Peter works as a volunteer driver of steam (and diesel) locomotives on…
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You can die only once… but can you die of only one thing?

You can die only once… but can you die of only one thing?

By Tom McCarthy* and Doug Ingle† Life is finite. That is one certainty we all understand. The final resolution... death. In many basic ways, this simple but universal concept is…
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RiskApps annual report 2022

RiskApps annual report 2022

RiskApps, our independent underwriting manual has continued to develop through 2021 and we have made a number of updates to both the content and functionality: Early in the year we…
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Announcing… exciting new features for RiskApps on-line underwriting manual

Announcing… exciting new features for RiskApps on-line underwriting manual

RiskApps is an online underwriting manual providing underwriters with rating guidelines for life, critical illness and disability covers. The only independent manual world-wide and produced by SelectX in partnership with…
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